Task:
Due to market changes in the beverage industry, a batch processing plant comprising eight batch tanks at our client’s facility was slated for decommissioning.
Instead, a new juice tank farm – featuring four new refrigerated storage tanks, a new truck unloading station, and an interface to the new batch processing plant – was to be designed and constructed to produce other products better suited to market demands.
Solution:
In the first step, Lehmann Engineering modified the software (HMI + PLC) to enable the decommissioning of the 8-tank batch plant.
In the second step, we integrated four new refrigerated storage tanks and incorporated the new truck unloading station and the interface to a new batch plant (third-party system) into the existing automation environment. To achieve this, we expanded the SCADA system to include process screens and alarms, as well as the software-side connections for the new field devices and system components.
- Integration of the new sensors and actuators into the existing automation system
- Software engineering (SCADA + PLC) and its programming
- Commissioning of juice tank farm
- Commissioning of truck unloading station
- Interface tests to the batch system (third-party system)
- Commissioning of CIP programs for the 4 new storage tanks
- Commissioning of CIP programs for the distribution routes to truck unloading station and batch systems (third-party system)
- Remote support for the customer following completion of commissioning
Customer benefits:
- Integrated solution for a new juice tank farm within the existing automation environment
- Comprehensive documentation and seamless commissioning
- Optimized plant availability through CIP integration and clear process workflows
